Friday
Oct142011
Video Of 320# Qu8k Rocket Going To 121,000' On 4,000# Of Thrust!
Friday, October 14, 2011 at 07:30AM Nearly 14' tall Qu8k rocket to 121,000 feet on September 30, 2011
Wow. Wow! This whole video is awesome, but if move ahead to 2:57 you'll see the most amazing part. It's the outward facing cam view of the launch and the incredibly fast ascension to 121,000'. Watching the thin layers of clouds go by is cool, and then seeing the black above and curvy earth below is stunning. And you should watch it in fullscreen HD too for best effect!
Congrats to Derek Deville and all the people who helped him with this amazing rocket project he calls Qu8k (Quake) - it appears to be a fabulous success. I'll try to have an in-depth post later, but for now, you gotta watch this!
short video of the flight here: http://youtu.be/5HTwbpjBUOk?hd=1
Reader Comments (2)
Pretty amazing video. Shame the GPS didn't work. BTW, Derek Deville is no Johnny-Come-Lately to the amateur rocket biz. In May 2004, his CXST rocket actually reached into space.
Martt, you are the man for finding this stuff. Great job! I can only imagine how happy the crew was when they reviewed the "tapes".... #SuperCool!
~J~